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Posted on November 12, 2010 - in International Education, Education, Youth
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Global UGRAD fellows prepare to take part in International Education Week

View videos from Global UGRAD in Eurasia & Central Asia fellows about International Education Week in the US

2010 IREX Annual Report

IREX’s 2010 annual report is here! In it we feature stories about just a few of the partners and participants who inspire us, such as:

Posted on November 11, 2010 - in Conflict Resolution, Gender, Youth
Women Building Peace panelists speak on women's roles in conflict

The past few weeks have seen an upsurge of events at IREX examining conflict from the perspective of youth engagement, conflict prevention, and women's involvement. 

Posted on November 9, 2010 - in Civil Society Strengthening, Youth
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Youth in Transnistria region of Moldova enjoying improved school conditions

Five communities in Transistria improved studying conditions for students in preparation for the new school year with support from the USAID-funded, IREX-implemented Citizen Participation...

(L) Richard Graves, Fired Up Media & Deborah Amos, NPR Foreign Correspondent

In a world where —according to tech-guru Richard Graves— “mobile phones are king,” how do practitioners engage youth in the social, economic, and political development...

Posted on November 5, 2010 - in International Education, Education, Youth
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In the past two months, Global UGRAD in Pakistan fellows have come together with...

Kristin Laboe with her students in Haiti

Haitian youth are leaders. They have a large role to play as their country rebuilds.

Posted on October 25, 2010 - in Civil Society Strengthening, Conflict Resolution, Youth
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Peter Salloum (R) with Swathi Balsubramanian

Peace and stability are precursors to democracy. Moreover, a democracy respects diversity. Lebanon is a small country in the Middle East with a multi-confessional demographic that has not found...

I recently attended the 2010 Global Corporate Citizenship Conference organized by the US Chamber of Commerce Business Civic Leadership Center.

Posted on October 20, 2010 - in Conflict Resolution, Education, Youth
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In a recent Youth Citizen Journalism Club article, Galina, a young woman from Kyrgyzstan, shared her thoughts about the...